Legal Opinion

Brown Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Mountbatten Surety Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 19, 2012No. 01-10-00776-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellant, Brown Mechanical Services, Inc. (“Brown”), attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order dismissing its bill of review proceeding against appellees, Mountbatten Surety Company, Inc., American Surety Company, Skip Clift d/b/a Innovative Insurance Agency, and Kevin Clift (collectively, “Mountbatten”), for want of prosecution. In three issues, Brown argues that the trial court abused its discretion (1) in dismissing the case for want of prosecution; (2) in failing to hold a hearing on its motion to reinstate; and (3) in failing to allow it to have its…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Verburgt v. DornerTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Villarreal v. San Antonio Truck & EquipmentTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Christiansen v. PrezelskiTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Jones v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Smith v. Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. Anthony McGill and AP McGill Enterprise, LLC v. GJG Productions, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019
  4. Araceli Zapata D/B/A El Super, Veljaco Corp., Inc, D/B/A El Super Meat Market & Taqueria and Carmen Gloria Veljanovich v. Clear Creek Independent School District, the City of Webster, and Harris County, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015
  5. Autumn Bonifazi v. Gary Michael Birch, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2015

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